Australian actor
Ewen Leslie
Born (1980-07-27 ) 27 July 1980 (age 44) Occupation Actor Years active 1993–present
Ewen Leslie (born 27 July 1980) is an Australian actor.
Career
Theatre
His first work on Sydney stages was performing at the Old Fitzroy Hotel theatre in Woolloomooloo . In 2007 he was cast by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Riflemind , a play by Andrew Upton which premiered at the Sydney Theatre Company .[ 1]
He joined the STC Actors Company in 2008 and won a Helpmann Award [ 2] Sydney Theatre Award [ 3] Prince Hal /Henry V opposite Cate Blanchett in The War of the Roses Benedict Andrews ).[ 4]
In 2010 he played Richard III at the Melbourne Theatre Company directed by Simon Philips. Alison Croggon in The Australian [ 5] Helpmann Award and a Green Room Award for this performance.
The following year he played Hamlet in a sellout season at the Melbourne Theatre Company [ 6] Belvoir St Theatre ). He played one of the lead roles in The Wild Duck Simon Stone )[ 7]
In 2013 he was The Player in STC's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Toby Schmitz and Tim Minchin .[ 8] Simon Stone 's production of Thyestes Ivanov [ 9]
In 2021 he returned to the Sydney Theatre Company to perform in Kip Williams production of Julius Caesar
Film and television
His first break came when he was cast as the lead role in Jewboy Cannes Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival . He has played lead roles in Three Blind Mice Dead Europe The Butterfly Tree The Daughter Kokoda The Railway Man Sleeping Beauty The Mule Sweet Country The Nightingale
Notable roles on TV include Operation Buffalo The Luminaries The Gloaming The Cry Safe Harbour Fighting Season Deadline Gallipoli Devil's Dust Mabo Redfern Now Rake
In 2017 he won an AACTA Award for his role as Pyke in the second season of Top of the Lake Elisabeth Moss , Nicole Kidman and Alice Englert . Maureen Ryan in Variety Sydney Morning Herald [ 10]
He also voices the character of Pigling Bland in the Peter Rabbit [ 11]
In 2024, Leslie appeared in Stan series Exposure and Prosper (TV series) . [ 12] [ 13]
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre credits
Awards and nominations
References
^ Waites, James (12 October 2007). "Riflemind | Sydney Theatre Company" . Australian Stage . Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ "Past nominees and winners" . Helpmann Awards . Retrieved 9 December 2016 .^ "2009" . Sydney Theatre Awards the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2016 .^ Boland, Michaela (22 January 2009). "The War of the Roses – Part 1 and Part 2" . Variety . Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Croggon, Alison (3 May 2010). "This Richard III is one of the greats" . The Australian . Retrieved 8 December 2016 . ^ Boland, Michaela (11 August 2011). "Hamlet too successful for Melbourne Theatre Company's own good" . The Australian . Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Woodhead, Cameron (23 February 2012). "The Wild Duck" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Blake, Jason (11 August 2013). "Alive yet alone, Stoppard players shine together" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Blake, Jason (24 September 2015). "Ivanov review: Entertaining Ewen Leslie brings dry Australian laughs to Russian tale of woe" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 9 December 2016 . ^ Idato, Michael (22 August 2017). "Top of the Lake: China Girl is Nicole Kidman's finest hour" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2 September 2018 . ^ Martyn, Shona (4 February 2019). "Lunch with: The Cry actor Ewen Leslie" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 23 March 2019 . ^ Knox, David (24 May 2024). "Airdate: Exposure | TV Tonight" . tvtonight.com.au . Retrieved 17 October 2024 . ^ Knox, David (17 November 2023). "Airdate: Prosper | TV Tonight" . tvtonight.com.au . Retrieved 17 October 2024 .
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